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The Home Renovation
& Interior Design Blog from Fresh Start Living
Advice, tips and project stories covering all elements of home renovation, DIY projects and interior design.

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The Old Forge York – A Holiday Let with a Difference
Read how we helped implement the designs for turning an old barn into a stunning two-bed holiday let, and the end result.


How To access Affordable Interior Design Help Remotely
Get affordable award winning interior design help remotely, without us visiting your home. From a room revamp to extension and space layout


How To Convert A Garage Into An Accessible 2-Bed Cottage?
Find out how we helped convert a double garage into a 2-bed home. The design options, final layout, accessibility considerations and end re


How Moving The Kitchen Made The Most Of A 1930’s Semi
Here's how we relocated a kitchen and redesigned the ground floor layout, to give a 1930's home the perfect flow.


How to incorporate a granny annex into a family home
If you want to incorporate a granny annexe into your home, read how we designed this for a family, alongside creating a home office and util


How to create an Open Plan Kitchen and Living Space
Read how we helped create a modern family open plan kitchen living room interior design with an industrial mood and strong colours


How large a home extension do you need to build?
A few weeks ago, the permitted development regulations changed, allowing homeowners to build larger single storey rear extensions onto...


Helping you to visualise your home renovations in 3D
As well as designing your home renovation and interior design, we bring it to life with our 3D room visualisations so you can see what the e
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